The Delta independent., 1887-06-21
COLORADO CONDENSED.

The output Of the Small Hopes mine
At Leadville is 800, 600 a month.
Peter A. Wallet, Denver gambler,
committed suicide few days ago.
The marshal of Aspen is making an
effort to rid that place of tin-horns.
The Denver contingent of the Saliva
Non Army now numbers sixty persons.
1t is reported that hail fell near
Berthoud last Sunday to depth of five
feet.
The corner stone of the new Odd
Fellows temple at Salida was laid few
days ago.
The present promises to be the most
prosperous season in the whole history of
Manitou.
The grading on the Santa Fe be-
tween Pueblo and Colorado Springs has
been completed.
Monte Vista is getting up big
Fourth OF July celebration. Governor
Adams will deliver the oration.
Fifty thousand dollars worth of lots
were sold in Tourist City, a new town in
Huerfano county. Wednesday.
Premiums to the amount Of $40, 900
will be offered by the Pueblo Fair AssocIa-
ton at their next Fall meeting.
Gen. Frank Hall, Secretary of tn
Denver Chamber of Commerce, is engaged
In writing history OF Colorado.
Orman. Crook & Co.ha put a force
Of 1000 men and 800 teams at work on the
grade between Montrose and Ramona.
Sheriff Cramer, of Arspahoe county,
has been Indicted by the Grand Jury for
collecting greater lees than the law allows.
Mormon settlers, who have been
leasing school lands in the San Luis Valley
for number Of years, now want 10 buy
them.
There are In Colorado 1891 persons
rolls Of the government. and who receive
each year 3l4s.3oo.
A party Of surveyors are at work in
Left Hand Canon. Boulder County. 1t Is
supposed some road intends building a
branch to jamestown.
Trinidad has raised the s75. 900 de-
manded by the Denver. Texas Il Gulf rail-
road rs an inducement for them to run
their main line through that town.
The fourth annual commencement of
the State Agricultural College occurred on
the 9th. There were four graduates: Miss
Lera G. Stratton, Eleanor +. Gill, Daisy Z.
Strat,on and Mr.. Edwin G. Nettleton.
A eloud-burst occurred in Platte
canon on Sunday which sent an immense
volume Of water down tho river. After the
water had subsided the railroad track WAS
covered In places with sand three feet
deep,
The contract for the excavation OF
Denver's new millIon-dollar hotel has been
let and work will be commenced at once.
The building will be entirely OF stone and
iron, eight stories high and absolutely hre
proof. II is to be completed by January /,
1850.
The great Hagcrman tunnel, the
longest on the Midland road, was com
pleted on the 18th. Tie grade between
Leadville and Aspen 4. now ready for the
track with the exception Of some trim
ming up" which can be done In less than
three week. The Hagerman tunnel is 2, 100
feet long, drilled through solid rock.
Some time ago the Memphis Evening
Scimetar sent out circular letters to leading
newspapers Of Alabama, Arkansas, ,Mississ-
ippi, Louisiana, Tennessee aud Texas, put
ting the following query: "In view OF
President Clcveland's pocket veto on the
River and Harbor bill do you favor his re-
nomination by the Democratic party in
lsssp' About thirty-nve replies were re-
ceived. OF these twenty-seven were In the
Affirmative, six In the negative and two nom
eommittal.
There have been eleven men added
to the chain gang within two days. The
gang is doing pretty good work now. The
police authorities have things down to a
nne point, and allow no foollshness. II
any man refuses to work ON tho street he
is Informed that he will be taken over the
the South side station and fed on nothing
but bread and water. Thus far the threat
alone has been SUFFICIENT and all are anx-
ious to help grade the streets.-Pueblo
Chieftain.
Mr.. C. Fl. Jacobs is in town from his
ranch, orEanixing force of mon TO hunt .
lot Of mountain lions that infest his neigh
borhood. Mr.. Jacobs has large number Of
colts on his ranch and during the past ten
days hve Of them have been killed by the
lions. The mares.with their colts run in a
pasture In which the milch cows are also
kept A few evenings aGo Mr.. Jacobs
went into the pasture to milk the cows. As
he sat on stool beside ono Of his brintles,
lcisurely craving forth the lacteal fluid
while he mentally figured mp the increase
Of the herds, hs observed . eommotion at
one end Of the lot and, on looking olossr,
he saw IN enormous lion leap ovar tho
feaes and give chase 10 colt With his
milk bucket In hand hs took aftsr Ne IN
rudsr, but The latesr. nanifseosd Q djspssi-
ton 10 make shsass and have . hunaa
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